April 26, 2024
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North Korean party daily slams “reckless” South Korean military, civil drills

Ulchi Taeguk exercise violated September's inter-Korean military agreement, Rodong Sinmun says

North Korea’s party daily on Friday condemned the South Korean government for recent military and civil drills, warning that the exercise stood to worsen increasingly-tense relations between the two.

An article carried on the sixth page of Friday's Rodong Sinmun reported that Seoul had continued its “provocative racket," slamming the modified “Ulchi Taeguk” drills held late last month.

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